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02.08 | Football
Richmond – Virginia Union University Head Football Coach Michael Bailey announced Wednesday, February 3rd the signing of 14 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and football careers at VUU.
The list of signees includes two defensive lineman, one running back, six offensive linemen, four linebackers and one defensive back. More signings are expected to be released later this week.
“This is a great group of young men that our assistant coaches identified and brought to campus,” Bailey said on Wednesday. “They are all expected to raise the level of competition in our program and help us to a championship.”
Virginia Union University is an NCAA Division II school located in Richmond, Va., and competes in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. VUU finished with an overall record of 6-4 in 2009, in a three way tie for the CIAA Eastern Division Championship.
The Panthers are scheduled to begin spring practice on March 15th. VUU will open the 2010 season on Saturday, Aug. 28th, on the road versus Winston Salem State University in a conference game at Bowman Gray Stadium.
2010 Signees
OL Jenard Whitefield 6’2 335lb Douglas Byrd High School Fayetteville, NC
OL Jarred Ellis 6’4 340lb New Mexico Military Academy San Antonio, Texas
OL Doug Saul 6’4 325lb Louisburg CC / L.C. Byrd HS Chesterfield, Virginia
OL Nick De La Cruz 6’6 295lb New Mexico Military Academy El Paso, Texas
OL Richard Coles 6’4 340lb Churchland High School Portsmouth, Virginia
OL James George 6’6 340lb Allen Hancock College Jersey City, NJ
DL Wes Mena 6’1 320lb Coffeyville JC McDounough, Georgia
DL Todd George 6’1 340lb Lackawanna College Harrisburg, Pa
LB Patrick Grant 6’1 240lb NE Mississippi JC Columbus, Ga
LB Tony Harris 6’1 215lb Booker T Washington HS Norfolk, Virginia
LB Miguel Gray 6’2 220lb Churchland High School Portsmouth, Virginia
LB Reginald J. Meyers 6’1 230lb Dan River High School Blairs, Virginia
RB Devonte Anderson 6’2 235lb Cooper City High School Davie, Florida
DB Curtis Hardy 6’0 185lb Gwynn Park High School Clinton, Maryland
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02.02 | Football
The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by our staff with input from coaches and sports information directors from around the country.
D2Football.com has named an All-America Team since its inception in 2000
Second Team
QB Zach Amedro 6’0, 200, Jr. West Liberty
RB LaRon Council 5’10, 210, SR. Northwest Missouri
RB Buck Wakefield 5’8, 187, Sr. Carson-Newman
WR Thomas Mayo 6’2,184, SO. Cocord
WR Kashif Walls 6’3, 205, SR. West Liberty
TE Mike Higgins 6’5, 241, Jr. Nebraska-Omaha
OL Brett Grozinger 6’4, 280, Jr. Northwest Missouri
OL Jack Hiett 6’2, 255, Sr. Nebraska-Kearney
OL David Mims 6’8, 335, Jr. Virginia Union
OL Andy Schoonover 6’3, 302, SR. Minnesota State
OL Michael Tribue 6’3, 265, Sr. Carson-Newman
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01.28 | Football
Hartly, DE - The Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) has announced their 2009 All-American Division I-FCS and Division II teams. The team is comprised of student athletes from the nation's Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The team and coach of the year are selected by the HSRN production staff.
The HSRN National Players of the Year - were selected by the fan poll that has become a weekly icon with the sports coverage of the athletic year in football. The football National Players of the Year are Prairie View's K.J. Black (QB) and Tuskegee's Justin Hannah (DB). The National Coach of the Year is Prairie View's Henry Frazier, who guided the Panthers to their first SWAC Championship since the 1960's.
Division II
Defense
DL Malcolm Jenkins Elizabeth City JR Florence, NJ
DL Brandon Fortune Virginia St. SR Fredericksburg, VA
DL Tyrell Henderson Kentucky St. SR Columbus, OH
DL Junior Galette Stillman SR Spring Valley, NY
LB Marcos Esquivel Fayetteville St. SR Mesa, AZ
LB Andrew Eggleton W. Virginia St. SR St. Albans, WVA
LB Hurley "Tre" Hemphill Virginia Union SR Kannapolis, NC
DB Quintez Smith Shaw SR Dublin, GA
DB Justin Hannah Tuskegee SR Birmingham, AL
DB Terrence Peete Bowie St. JR Memphis, TN
DB Mario Fuller Albany St. SR Jesup, GA
P Vincent Pacifico Shaw SO Palm Coast, FL
PR/KR An'Thon Harris Ft. Valley St. JR Newnan, GA
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11.24.09 | Football
Petersburg, VA--The East Coast Bowl game has quickly become the Thanksgiving tradition in Petersburg, VA and will be played at Historic Cameron Field on Saturday, November 28th at 12 Noon. The Committee will gather nominations from schools in just about all 50 states, which will be narrowed down to the top 75 Division I-FCS, II, III and NAIA athletes. Players will report to Petersburg the day before Thanksgiving and spend the holiday doing various community visits as well as practice sessions for NFL scouts. The game itself is set-up as a scholarship event, with all of the revenue generated going into a fund for a local high school senior who plans on attending a Division I-FCS, II or III college.
Virginia Union University’s Hurley “Tre” Hemphill, 6-0 235, is a senior linebacker. He was a first team all conference performer for the Panthers in the CIAA this season. Hemphill, from Kannapolis, NC, was the anchor on the top scoring defensive unit in the CIAA and finished the ranked season third in the conference in total tackles.
The game is set to start at 12pm. Tickets are $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the gate, f or more information visit www.petersburgsports.com or call (804) 722-0141. | Full Story
11.5.09 | Football
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is proud to announce this season’s honorees for the All-CIAA Football First and Second Teams and All-Rookie team.
VUU’s David Mims and Hurley Hemphill III were named to the All-CIAA Football First Team, while Chauncey Perry was named to All-CIAA Football Second Team. Stephen Velasquez was named to the 2009 CIAA Football All-Rookie Offensive team.
Offensive Linemen David Mims and Chauncey Perry, helped the Panthers to break the school rushing record with 490 yards against Virginia State University. They also helped VUU to be ranked no. 1 in rushing, ranked no. 4 for total offense averaging 332.0 per game and ranked no.1 in 3rd Down Conversions in the CIAA.
Senior Linebacker Hurley Hemphill III, was more than impressive throughout the regular season with 87 tackles. Hemphill, who is currently ranked 3rd in the CIAA for total tackles, also accumulated one fumble return for a touchdown. Additionally, Hemphill helped VUU to be ranked no.1 in Scoring Defense in CIAA holding opponents team to 16.8 points per game.
Velasquez, a freshmen Kicker from Haw River, NC, converted 28-31 extra point attempts. He also made 5-10 field goal of which 44 yards was his longest.
The Panthers finished their season in a three-way tie for first place in the Eastern Division with a 6-4 overall, 5-2 CIAA record. Head coach Michael Bailey ties coach “Tricky” Tom Harris' 1950 first time head coach winningest percentage at .600.
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11.1.09 | Football
HAMPTON, VA- Bowie State University won the three-way tiebreaker which took place at the CIAA Office on Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm.
This officially ends the 2009 Virginia Union University season at 6-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play.
The accounting firm of Cavanaugh and Nelson administered the coin toss tiebreaker, where the three contending Athletic Directors simultaneously flipped coins; Bowie State Interim AD, Arlene Creek, flipped a tail versus two heads tossed by Virginia Union and Elizabeth City State.
The Bulldogs (6-4, CIAA 5-2) are now crowned the Eastern Division Champions and move on to face Fayetteville State (7-3, CIAA 6-1) next Saturday at Durham County Stadium in Durham, NC.
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10.31.09 | Football
The football team dropped their final game of the season after an upsetting loss 13-21 to Elizabeth City State University this afternoon. The Panthers finish in a 1st place three way tie with Elizabeth City State University and Bowie State University in the CIAA Eastern Division with a 5-2 record.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association will host a three-way tiebreaker tomorrow at the CIAA Office; 1:00pm.
The accounting firm of Cavanaugh & Nelson, PC will be administering the coin toss tiebreaker.
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10.26.09 | Football
CIAA honored Enrique Cox and Stephen Velasquez as Players of the Week 9.
Cox senior from Virginia Beach, VA was named Linebacker of the Week, after retuning a 54 yard fumble in the win against Bowie State University.
Velasquez was named Specialty Player of the Week, after converting an extra point attempt to push the Panthers past Bowie State, 17-16 on Saturday.
The Panthers close out the regular season against Elizabeth City State on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
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10.25.09 | Football
Senior Enrique Cox returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown and Stephen Velasquez converted the extra point, lifting the Panthers to a stunning 17-16 Homecoming victory over the Bulldogs of Bowie State. The win keeps Virginia Union in the chase for the CIAA Eastern Division title, improving its record to 6-3 (5-1 in the CIAA).
Virginia Union’s English completed 12-of-24 passes for a game-high 157 yards with Joseph Jean-Pierre hauling in six of the passes for a game-high 78 yards. Stephen Johnson paced the VUU Panthers defense with a game-high 11 tackles.
The Virginia Union Panthers will wrap up the CIAA regular season at home for Parents and Friends weekend against Elizabeth City State.
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10.16.09 | Football
Virginia Union University rushed for a school record 490 yards as the Panthers smashed the Trojans 31-3 in front of a national televised audience on October 15.
The meeting was also the 100th game between the two schools in a series which dates back to 1900. The Trojans lead the series 49-42-9.
Trevon Winston’s led in rushing with 180 yards while teammate Christopher Smith had 145 yards on the ground.
In all, Virginia Union tallied 511 total yards in offense to VSU's 118.
VUU raised it's record to 5-3.
The Panthers will welcome all Alumni and friends to Homecoming 09’ on October 24th when they play the Bulldogs of Bowie State.
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